Ep# 15 | WTF is Climate Change? Nikhil ft. Sunita, Bhumi, Navroz and Mirik

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

February 8, 2024

Duration

2h 57m

Channel

Nikhil Kamath

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations have surged from 290 ppm in the 1870s to 421 ppm in 2022, exceeding the safe limit of 350 ppm and reaching the highest levels in millions of years. Featuring insights from experts like Sunita Narain, Mirik Gogri, Bhumi Pednekar, and Navroz K Dubash, we explore the impacts of climate change and the implications of a dramatic increase in carbon dioxide levels, as well as the looming threat of a 3-degree temperature rise. We also discuss the opportunities and incentives for building low-carbon economies, the evident trend in energy transition, the importance of net-zero emissions, renewable energy, and much more. We discuss this on both the macro and micro levels, covering everything from tackling climate anxiety to implementing policies at an intergovernmental level for climate change mitigation #Nikhilkamath Co-founder of Zerodha, True Beacon and Gruhas Twitter https://x.com/nikhilkamathcio/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikhilkamathcio Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nikhilkamathcio/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nikhilkamathcio #SunitaNarain - Environmentalist Twitter: https://twitter.com/sunitanar LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunita-narain-22797477/?originalSubdomain=in Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063519768523 #BhumiPednekar - Actor and Climate Warrior Twitter: https://twitter.com/bhumipednekar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bhumipednekar/?hl=en Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/bhumipednekar #NavrozKDubash - Researcher Twitter: https://twitter.com/navrozdubash?lang=en LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/navroz-dubash-bb2b58151 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ndubash/ #MirikGogri - Technologist LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mirik-gogri-59311333/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mirik.gogri/ Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 00:34 How Navroz went from engineering to Climate Change 6:14 What is the IPCC? 9:25 Mirik on his early days, education and ventures 16:27 How Bhoomi became a Climate Warrior 21:06 Why Sunita started working in the Climate Space 26:47 What Changed in the Climate Space : Then Vs Now 35:25 What do environmentalist think about EV 38:30 What Drives Sunita Today? 40:18 The ‘Shit Story’ : India’s Sewage Story 45:55 What is Climate Change? Simplified 1:01:35 Effects of Politics and Narratives on Climate Change 1:07:00 Incentives of building low carbon economies 1:13:40 Grid Storage : Opportunities For Entrepreneurs 1:07:05 Issues with Indian Electricity Distribution Companies 1:27:27 One thing government can do to make the Power grids better 1:28:42 How to incentivise distribution companies 1:31:20 What is the Relationship between Pre-industrial temperatures and carbon 1:33:50 Why doesn’t bollywood make movies around climate 1:46:22 Why we are focussed on optics more than action 1:49:55 What are Carbon Credits and Offsetting ? 1:52:38 Nikhil Summarises the Episode so far 1:53:10 Mirik’s view on nuclear fission and fusion 2:04:40 Way Forward for Developing Nations 2:05:40 How can a 20-year-old contribute to climate action today? 2:11:45 What are some forums for engaging in climate change discussions? 2:13:47 Can we solve for Climate Change the same way we did for ozone? 2:22:05 Are carbon capture projects the future? 2:31:08 Can Geoengineering Be Effective in Addressing Global Issues? 2:34:45 How Should a Carbon Tax Be Levied? 2:39:40 Relevance of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to meet global climate targets 2:44:18 How effective is veganism in addressing environmental issues? 2:52:08 Advice to Entrepreneur and Government 2:56:00 WTF Fund is Back !

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Nikhil Kamath

  host

• Navroz K Dubash

  guest

• Bhumi Pednekar

  guest

• Mirik Gogri

  guest

• Sunita Narain

  guest

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Nikhil Kamath, featuring Nikhil Kamath and Navroz K Dubash, Ep# 15 | WTF is Climate Change? Nikhil ft. Sunita, Bhumi, Navroz and Mirik explores climate change explained: science, politics, India’s energy transition, action pathways Nikhil Kamath hosts Sunita Narain, Navroz K. Dubash, actor Bhumi Pednekar, and industrialist Mirik Gogri to explain climate change in simple terms and make it tangible for young Indians.

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